HyperBowl

Do yourself a favor and don't buy this for ANY price. The OG version looks and plays better than this.

I remember playing this game as a kid, so to see it here on Steam was definitely exciting! Back in the day we only had the demo, so we had two levels and you could occasionally play the others until a timer ran out or something, so to be able to see the others and explore them was a lot of fun.

Does it hold up to modern standards? Absolutely not. Surface geometry that appears even will disrupt your movement, some of the hitboxes for obstacles are a little wider than you'd expect, and the audio is pretty crunchy. Maybe there was some kind of porting issue when Technicat got the license and data for the game, or maybe my perception of good sound design was lacking when I was a kid, both are possible. But it's pretty tinny and a little difficult to listen to, and seems to vary in quality from course to course for some reason. I admire the developer's dedication to keeping things as original as possible, but if we could get a few sliders to adjust game volume, I'd really appreciate that.

But this is meant to be just like the old Windows game, a trip back in time for those that played this game when they were younger. We're not looking for a good game, we're looking for THIS game, if that makes sense. I've seen so many comments of folks that played this when they were kids and came back all these years later, and still love this. And for that I tip my hat to you; you nailed it.

Plus, it's $0.99, it's not like you're investing an arm and a leg into this thing. You get what you pay for.

it's decayed really bad over time. but still playable.

Smooth surfaces bump the ball around, controls dont get recognized at times, but still has the early 2000s charm to it. Still playable, still a good game.

I'm so glad someone remade this game in Unity I remember it from my childhood and for 79p why not!

I remember playing this for the first time on an old XP machine at my grandparent's house many moons ago. I'm so glad to see this on Steam! I do wish they could add the native Linux version to Steam, as the Windows version doesn't work using Proton. Though if you install Luxtorpeda and change the compatibility settings, you can get the Linux version to run on Steam instead of the Windows version.

do you remember that smell? the carpeted floor, the dust, the off-white or grey of the computer monitor. windows xp grasslands as far as the eye can see. there's a bowling game there and now it is here, again. stir up some more memories; chuck another ball down the lane and watch it disappear into the night sky

I played this game back when it was a part of the Microsoft PLUS pack with The Labyrinth (The game my name is based on) and Russian Squares. It's great to see this game on Steam, though the controls are a bit stiffer due to this game being made on another engine. Nostalgic and great to play and remember!